• 11 huge timber beams - each weighing several tonnes and measuring half the length of a football pitch, support the roof structure

• The gluelam beams were made by the specialist firm Wiehag, who are the market leaders in engineered timber constructions

• Its construction has required 5100 cubic metres of concrete and 225,483 tiles

• Both the main pool and multi-purpose pool have moveable floors allowing their depths to be varied so that they can accommodate a range of activities from aqua aerobics to water polo, enabling swimmers of all abilities to use them

• The main pool also has a moveable boom, which can be used to alter its length or sub-divide it, allowing more than one group of swimmers to use it at the same time

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last updated 25/03/08